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Council of Enugu Presidents- General endorse Gov Mbah, Tinubu for second term …..As governor assures completion of ongoing projects

Maureen Ikpeama4 months ago4 months ago013 mins

Council of Enugu state ‘s 583 Presidents-General have endorsed Governor Peter Mbah and President Bola Tinubu for a second tenure, citing ongoing infrastructural development, education reforms and grassroots transformation under the current administration, just as Governor Mbah assured completion of ongoing projects in the state They made the endorsement on Thursday when they paid the…

Dangote rejects NNPC offer to increase refinery stake as plant exceeds 661,000bpd capacity

Maureen Ikpeama4 months ago4 months ago5159 mins

President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has disclosed that the company rejected attempts by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to increase its existing 7.25 per cent stake in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, which has now exceeded its installed production capacity by processing 661,000 barrels of crude oil per day.He made that known in…

Police arrest suspected ATM fraudsters, recover exhibits in Enugu

Maureen Ikpeama4 months ago4 months ago02 mins

Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command attached to the Central Police Station (CPS), Monday, 11th May 2026, at about 10:50 a.m., rescued and rearrested two male suspects, Onyeka Timothy (aged 34) and Philip Chima Nwankwo (aged 32) from an angry mob after they were allegedly caught engaging in ATM debit card swapping and fraud…

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Disqualification of over 150 aspirants sparks-off crisis in APC

Maureen Ikpeama4 months ago4 months ago02 mins

Crisis has erupted within the ruling party, All Progressives Congress(APC) after more than 150 aspirants were disqualified during screening exercises ahead of the 2027 general elections. The development has triggered protests, petitions, resignations, threats of lawsuits and accusations of candidate imposition across several states including Taraba, Kano, Jigawa, Benue, Kogi, Kaduna, Ebonyi, Rivers and Plateau….

EFCC arrests Energy Commission’s DG over alleged N500bn fraud

Maureen Ikpeama4 months ago4 months ago02 mins

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested the Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, over alleged money laundering offences involving about N500bn.Sources within the anti-graft agency disclosed on Wednesday that Abdullahi was arrested in Abuja and is currently being held in the custody of the commission as investigations…

Court sentences former Minister Mamman 75 Years imprisonment over N33.8 billion fraud

Maureen Ikpeama4 months ago4 months ago4774 mins

Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years imprisonment over a N33.8 billion fraud and money laundering case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.Justice James Omotosho delivered the judgment on Wednesday, convicting the former minister on all 12 counts brought against him by the…

Police arrest suspects over killing of family members in Ukpor, recover bodies in shallow graves

Maureen Ikpeama4 months ago4 months ago03 mins

Police operatives in Anambra state ß have arrested two suspects over the killing of three members of the same family in Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, over bitter kolfamily dispute. Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra state Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed in a statement made available to Newsmen on Tuesday in…

MainPower appeals to customers over delayed restoration of power supply in Emene

Maureen Ikpeama4 months ago4 months ago03 mins

Management of MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited (MEDL) has appealed to customers in Emene and its environs for patience and understanding over the prolonged power outage caused by the wire cut on the Emene Industrial Lines 1 and 2 towers, as well as other associated faults. The Managing Director of MEDL, Dr. Ernest Mupwaya, made the…

CP Giwa meets stakeholders, residents to strengthening security in Udenu

Maureen Ikpeama4 months ago4 months ago03 mins

Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command Mamman Bitrus Giwa,, Tuesday, 12th May 2026, held a Town Hall meeting with security stakeholders and residents within the Command’Udenu Area Command to strengthening security in the area. The engagement which held at the Udenu Local Government Secretariat, was in continuation of the CP’s people-friendly policing approach and in…

Group urges Media Practitioners on objective reportage of issues concerning marginalised people

Maureen Ikpeama4 months ago4 months ago04 mins

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a Non- Governmental Organization, Access to Good Health Initiative (AGHI), Michael Amalumilo, has called on media practitioners to embrace accurate reporting on issues relating to marginalised groups in the society, ensuring that each group is reported individually. Amalumilo made the call on Tuesday , during a media capacity-building organised in…